History

Crocodile suit of armor from Egypt, dated to the 3rd or 4th century AD.

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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 18, 2026

 

An Insight

One of the STRANGEST THINGS about this travesty of a case against Tina Peters is how she ended up with a 9 year prison sentence when she was charged with a misdemeanor.

This 'error' being admitted to by the CO state AG's office is incredible.

By it's very nature, it CAN'T be… https://t.co/blLk0MlO2j

— Brian Cates - Political Columnist & Pundit (@drawandstrike) January 15, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

A golfer won over $2 million thanks to a fly pic.twitter.com/3hMQ8KTM6V

— NO CONTEXT HUMANS (@HumansNoContext) January 18, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

NATO Begs U.S. For Emergency Funding So They Can Defend Greenland From U.S. https://t.co/saBR4rH7T9 pic.twitter.com/9CEaF8Hyiq

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 15, 2026

 

Data Talks

There's discussion of the haredim
There's discussion of the feeling of existential threat
There's discussion of all sorts of factors

But drastically underdiscussed is that Judaism is OBSESSED with fertility and infertility. It is at the center of our liturgy and story. https://t.co/H1aR80GA4t

— ☉rthonormalist🧭✡️ (@orthonormalist) January 18, 2026

 

From the series Anubis and yōkai by Joanna Karpowicz

From the series Anubis and yōkai by Joanna Karpowicz (Poland, 1976 - )

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Why no discussion of Tammany Hall and Minnesota corruption?

It is interesting and odd to me that, with the burgeoning reports of education, health, homeless, and other NGO corruption emerging first in Minnesota, then California, then Ohio, and now elsewhere, I have seen no accounts which reference or allude to our earlier brush with comprehensive immigrant based corruption - the infamous Tammany Hall.  

From Who Stole the People’s Money? – Do Tell highlighting the impact of cartoonist Thomas Nast on the illumination of Tammany Hall corruption.  

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The “Big Four” Ring members — Bill Tweed, Peter Sweeny, Oakey Hall and Richard Connolly — all belonged to Tammany, with Tweed as Grand Sachem (chief) from 1863 until his downfall in late 1871. Dignified John Hoffman served as frontman, first as Mayor and then as Governor.

Tweed confessed shortly before he died in prison in 1878. Asked to define “Ring,” he responded: “A combination of men to do any improper thing.” Nast often used “Tammany” and “the Ring” interchangeably.

Other crooked Tammany/Ring members included judges, law enforcement officers, city contractors, auditors, book-keepers, and token Republicans. They milked the city for somewhere between $30 and $200 million. (Perhaps as much as $4 billion in today’s dollars).

The Ring had multiple income sources, almost all of them illegitimate. While taxes were the most prominent, bond issues were important and kickbacks from employees played a role. (Even a poor teacher had to pay $75 of her $300 annual salary to keep her job.)

The parallels with Minnesota are everywhere. 

Urban corruption

Blatancy

Immigrant group origins

Democratic party

Siphoning off tax revenues

Staggering size and pervasiveness of the corruption

Elected officials involved

Exposure by third-parties (independent journalists and cartoonists)

Co-dependency between the corruptors and the political establishment

If one were to make the argument that the corporate legacy mainstream media are the propaganda branch of the Democratic Party, then it would make sense that no one would want to draw the parallel.  But since I have not seen any allusion in the independent press either, I fear it might simply be historical ignorance.  Hopefully someone will draw out the parallels soon.

Kind of distressing that 150 years later we are suffering similar symptoms as before.  

Maybe we can learning something this time about more permanently excising institutional corruption.

History

✨🤍✨ https://t.co/BzCRMu485Q

— Bluebell Raven (@BluebellRaven) January 18, 2026

 

An Insight

None of these Media outlets covered ICE Agent Ross having internal bleeding from being hit by Renee Good’s vehicle.

AP
BBC
NYT
CNN
NPR
WaPo
MSNBC
Reuters
USA Today
The Guardian

After relentless covering the shooting.

Lie by omission.

The Propaganda is the Enemy of the People.

— C3 (@C_3C_3) January 15, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

The ornate Art Deco lobby of the Fisher Building in Detroit, Michigan. pic.twitter.com/BIVBdwgNrm

— LeoDaVinciWave (@LeoDaVinciWave) January 18, 2026